Summer 2014 Note Cards

Blue Crabs, Beetles, and Edge Painting

Hi everyone! We are slowly rolling out our Summer note cards and stationery sets this month! The designs are printed from engraved blocks and handmade drawings turned into printing plates. 

This is our "Blue Crab" note card. The crab is printed in a deep blue on Cranes Lettra paper. It is blank inside and comes paired with a Kraft brown envelope. The crab block was engraved last month during a relaxing trip to the beach.

The "Blue Crab" block being engraved!

These are our "hello" note cards. They are printed on very heavy 220lb Lettra paper in 5 colors. Each flat card is edge painted to match the lettering on it.

These come in a set of 5 cards, one in each color, with Kraft brown envelopes.

A peek at the Kelsey press while printing the "hello" cards! Love that Plum color! 

Detail of the edge painting. 

Here are some of the Pumpkin Orange color cards drying in our Slinky drying rack!

Fat Stacks!

This is the "Scarab Beetle" note card. The image was also engraved and the block was printed in black on these blank A2 cards. They are also paired with Kraft brown envelopes.

Beetle City

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We are also working on some new engravings of 3 other stag beetles and a cicada, along with some fun Thank You note card sets!! Hope you're enjoying the warm weather!

The 1954 Kelsey 5x8 Model U Platen Press!

Our New Baby!

We purchased a refurbished 1954 Kelsey Model U 5x8 platen press this week! I'm flipping out! The seller did an incredible job and the press is like factory new. It's almost TOO clean and new! It arrived with a nice gift locked into the chase: a Ludwig cast Spofford Press logo block. Very cool!

This is a game changer for us! It's going to be a huge time saver compared to the larger manual etching press. We will have the best of both worlds. Larger prints or projects that need a deep impression will be printed on our etching press, while smaller cards, prints and labels will be printed quickly on the Kelsey! 

We've already printed the backs of some of our cards using the Kelsey. Each card now takes about 20 seconds for an impression compared to 1-2 minutes on the etching press! 

The chase with our logo block locked up.

The chase with our logo block locked up.

Out of the Crate

Out of the Crate

Stunning!

Stunning!

1st little print proof!

1st little print proof!

It's So Clean!

It's So Clean!

The backs of some cards,  printed much quicker then using the etching press!

The backs of some cards,  printed much quicker then using the etching press!